Hostages Freed From Amman Planes Amid Delayed Transfers
Arab guerrillas release 60 women and children in Amman while 259 hostages remain aboard three hijacked planes at a desert air strip. Red Cross warns of danger as dynamite is replaced and medical teams are ordered out amid stalled negotiations with the PFLP and PLO over prisoner demands.
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United Press International
Amman
Red Cross
Geneva
Alain Modoux
Modoux
Popular Front For the Liberation of
Yvonne Addassi
Hayward
Calif
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
PFLP
Cambodian troops lift siege of Kompong Thom
Cambodian government forces say they broke a 60 day siege of Kompong Thom and opened waterways to the southwest. Aiming to draw out Communist attackers, they report complete security despite possible flood-driven ease of entry for gunboats. In Saigon, two U S troopers died and two wounded in a 20 minute firefight in the Central Highlands as Communists withdrew. Mortar fire near a U S Marine position in the Hoan village area killed three Vietnamese civilians and wounded 13.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Kompong Thom
Tonle
U.S
Saigon
4Th Infantry Division
Ortheast
Hoan
Stock market snapshot with mixed gains across major corporations
A list of stock performances shows Alcoa and American Brands among notable movers with varied percentage changes. Large names such as General Electric General Motors IBM Boeing Exxon and AT&T appear with diverse gains and losses amid market activity.
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Alcoa
AmericanCan
American Motors
At&t
Anaconda
Arizona
Bell & Howell
Bendix
Bethlehem Steel
Boeing
Chrysler
CBS
DuPont
Eastern Airlines
Eastman
Emerson
Fairchild Camera
Ford Motors
Frontier
General Dynamics
General Electric
General Motors
General Telephone
Goodyear
IBM
Nickel' “Oy
It&t
Johns Manville
Kennecott
Littenan
Marcor
Minnesota Mining
Motorola
Rockwell
Northrup
Owens Illinois
Pan American
Pg&e
Parke Davis
Penn Central
Pepsico
Polaroid
Raytheon
RCA
San Diego
G&e
Santa Fe
Sears Roebuck
Southern Pacific
Sperry Rand
Standard of Calif
Standard of NJ
Texaco
Texas Gulf
Trans Ambra
TWA
UnionOil
Uniroyal
United Aircraft
Ee Usstel
Webbere
Bie Zenitha BR
Thieves Take Four Rafts From Sun Valley Pools
Police report four inflatable rafts stolen from Sun Valley Pools at 4545 N Scottsdale Rd in the storage area late Wednesday or early Thursday. Flooding hit nearby buildings Saturday night. Officers estimate value at 155 dollars and fear the theft may hint at knowledge the weatherman lacks.
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Sun Valley Pools
Scottsdale Rd
N. Scottsdale. Rd
Scottsdale Man Arrested in Chandler Tavern Shooting
Floyd Griffith 43 of 510 S Miller Rd was arrested on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon after a warrant was issued by Chandler police. He allegedly shot Miguel Hernandez of Chandler twice in the stomach in front of the Frontier Tavern during a tavern argument. Hernandez was listed in serious condition at Maricopa County Hospital.
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Scottsdale
Chandler
Floyd Griffith
S. Miller Rd
Griffith
Miguel Hernandez
Frontier
William Louthan
Arson Suspected In Three McDowell Area Car Fires
Fire crews responded to three car fires Thursday afternoon in the McDowell area. A 1954 auto in Smitty's lot at 8302 E. McDowell burned at 2:41 p.m. with $125 damage. A second vehicle burned at 2:57 p.m. in the same lot and a third in the K Mart lot at 7902 E. McDowell at 3:12 p.m. All three caused about $125 damage. Investigators said juveniles in the area are suspected to be responsible.
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Smitty’s Department Store
E. McDowell
Smitty’s
Bodies of Arizona couple recovered in Utah flood
The bodies of Richard Fellars and his wife Nancy 34 of Paradise Valley Arizona were recovered from McElmon Wash a San Juan River tributary. Nancy was found near the washed away Travelall while Richard lay about six miles downstream. Their son Marcus 13 was rescued from the flooded vehicle. Fellars a former Paradise Valley town councilman lived at 6923 E Hummingbird Lane.
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Monticello
Utah
UPI
Arizona
McElmon Wash
San Juan River
San Juan County
Richard Fellars
Nancy
Paradise Valley
Marcus Déwey Fellars
the Fellars
Hummingbird Lane
Fellars
Paradise Valley Town
Iron Left On Sparks Scottsdale Home Blaze
Firemen report a discarded iron left on caused a Scottsdale residence at 6526 E Hubbell to burn. The closet and living room suffered about 3000 dollars in damage before eight city reserve and five regular firefighters extinguished the fire with 100 gallons of water. The owner’s son was ironing early morning when the incident occurred.
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Scottsdale
J. C
Cartrell
Hubbell
Eiremen
Anid
Nixon orders guards on U S airliners to curb hijacks
President Nixon ordered armed guards on many U S and overseas commercial flights starting Saturday to combat air piracy. He also called for advanced passenger and baggage surveillance and urged ICAO to convene an emergency meeting to suspend service with countries that don’t extradite hijackers. Peter Flanigan noted airline pilots and all U S carriers agreed with the measures.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
U.S
William P. Rogers
Council of International Civil Aviation Organization
Vene
Phoenix Council Demands Swift Mobile Home Parks Study
The Phoenix City Council asked the Planning Department to quickly complete a six month under way study led by John W. Beatty. Mayor John Driggs urged early completion of recommendations covering planning locations design quality and potential upgrades to standards.
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Phoenix
Planning Department
John W. Beatty
Beatty
John Driggs
Williams seeks federal disaster aid for five Arizona counties
Gov. Jack Williams will ask President Nixon to declare Coconino Gila Maricopa Navajo and Yavapai counties a federal disaster area and obtain relief funds. The state Civil Defense Board approved 750000 in state funds to restore damaged facilities and SBA emergency loans for businesses and homes hit by the weekend storm.
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Phoenix
UPI
Jack Williams
Nixon
Arizona
Coconino
Gila
Maricopa
Navajo
Yavapai
State Civil Defense Board
Small Business Administration
Carl Smith
Coconino County
Postman mix up leads to three ASU students’ marijuana arrests
A misdelivered package triggered police action and the arrest of Gordon Stitt 19, Robert Avant 20, and James Evans 19 at 7814 E Roosevelt St. in Arizona. Ten hashish packets were found after a neighbor opened the misaddressed parcel.
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Arizona State University
E.‘Roosevelt
Post Office’Department
Gordon
Stitt
Robert Avant
James Evans
Roosevelt St
Ross Invites Unity Open House After Primary Loss
Phoenix. UPI report says Jack Ross, Democratic primary loser for governor, will host a unity open house at his Arcadia Lane home starting 1 p.m. Sunday. He invites all Democratic candidates to join as volunteer workers and hopes Raul Castro and Chandler Mayor George Nader attend.
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Phoenix
UPI
Jack Ross
Ross
Arcadia Lane
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F. I. DuPont, Glore Forgan & Co
Nesses
Hernandez
Louthan
Maricopa ‘County ‘Hospital
Kiely School of Dancing
Modern’ Jazz
N. Brown
Ave
Just
Gold Key
76Th Street
E. McDowell Rd
Peter Flanigan
Airline Pilots Association
Mobile. Parks
Williams
Gila County
Maricopa County
Buckeye
Wickenburg
Navajo County
Holbrook
Yavapai County
Rincon School
Salt River Project
LEE Optical
LEE
BankAmericard
Zion
Phoenix, Park’ Central
Chris Town Homas Mall
W. Adams St
N. Central 19Th Ave
Bethany Homie Rd
E. Thomas Rd
Mesa
Tempe
West Main
Mill Avenue
Tempe Center
Tucson
Vum el Con Center
Amphi Plaza
4Th Ave
Fense
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